jesuitisch
Jesuitical
English translations
- 01
Jesuit
- 02
Jesuitical
Word details
- German meaning
- Hinterlistig, verschlagen, doppelzüngig; bezieht sich auf die vermeintliche Taktik des Jesuitenordens.
- English meaning
- Jesuitical
- Synonym
- hinterlistig, verschlagen
- German example
- Sein Verhalten war sehr jesuitisch und schwer zu durchschauen.
- English example
- His behavior was very Jesuitical and difficult to see through.
- Comparative
- jesuitischerSuperlative: am jesuitischsten
Example sentences with “jesuitisch”
Er verfolgte eine jesuitische Strategie. (He pursued a Jesuitical strategy.)
Frequently asked questions
What does this imply?
It often implies being subtle, complex, or potentially cunning, based on historical stereotypes of the Jesuit order.